A month ago, the police sounded the alarm that several HVB homes are run by organized and family-based crime and have network criminals among their employees. In the report, the homes were anonymized, but SVT has managed to identify the companies on the police list via sources.
Social Services Minister Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (M) promised that the homes would be closed quickly. But SVT’s mapping shows that the companies still have their permits and also placed children. In 2023, the municipalities paid 212 million to the companies in question.
Safety vests and drugs at HVB homes
Many of the homes have previously received criticism from Ivo. One of them had its permit revoked on the grounds that there was a danger to life, but the decision was overturned in court and the operation was allowed to continue.
In another, the police have found “narcotics for personal use, but also in such a quantity and in such a way that the narcotics can be considered to have been possessed for the purpose of sale.” Other items such as ammunition and a protective vest have also been found”.
A placed youth was arrested with a large amount of narcotics in direct connection to the accommodation. Shortly afterwards, he disappeared from home and was arrested by the police on his way to Stockholm.
– We know that there was a threat to the youth after the drug seizure, he got a debt. And it could be that the assassination mission was a way to pay off the debt, says a source with insight.
There is currently a preliminary investigation into preparation for murder. Investigation leader Emma Ståhl does not want to comment on the case.
– However, I can confirm that the case concerns a young person who ran away from an HVB home, she states in an email.
“Everything is based on trust”
An employee within a municipality describes the situation as unsustainable – and believes that you are in the hands of the companies.
– In our exercise of authority, we receive care for children who are in trouble. But have very limited opportunities to control the businesses that are supposed to take care of them themselves, states the employee, who wishes to remain anonymous.
– The suppliers provide a declaration of truth and the information that can be checked comes from the supplier. Everything is based on trust in welfare.
Tommy Hansen, deputy general manager of Ivo, has repeatedly declined interviews.